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Les Baxter

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Les Baxter

Original Name
Leslie Thompson Baxter
Birth
Mexia, Limestone County, Texas, USA
Death
15 Jan 1996 (aged 73)
Newport Beach, Orange County, California, USA
Burial*
Corona del Mar, Orange County, California, USA Add to Map

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Musician and Composer. Prolific American musical figure of the 1940s through the 1960s. Arranger of numerous songs, including "Blue Tango" (1952), "April in Portugal" (1953), "Unchained Melody" (1955) and "The Poor People of Paris" (1956). Awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Musician and Composer. Prolific American musical figure of the 1940s through the 1960s. Arranger of numerous songs, including "Blue Tango" (1952), "April in Portugal" (1953), "Unchained Melody" (1955) and "The Poor People of Paris" (1956). Awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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  • Originally Created by: Graving Queen of the OC
  • Added: May 18, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26911224/les-baxter: accessed ), memorial page for Les Baxter (14 Mar 1922–15 Jan 1996), Find a Grave Memorial ID 26911224, citing Pacific View Memorial Park, Corona del Mar, Orange County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.